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Alicia Appreciation Post! Alicia Herrera 🏳️🌈 has been helping with workplace culture and DEI projects and WOW, she is an incredible operator! Alicia is an incredibly curious human and this comes through in how she operates at work. Every question she asks is also an insight! I love that Alicia is a lifelong learner, always exploring options, tools, and options to experiment with and not afraid to challenge the status quo in a really considered way. I know Alicia is seeking something more permanent so If you have any role that requires a learner, with a creative soul who makes great things happen, you need Alicia on your team! With gratitude, Gems - Workplace Edit Founder Alt text in images. Image description: Image 1 is of Alicia smiling with text reading thank you Alicia Herrera and colourful shapes as a border on one side. Images 2 & 3 show the above text in white on blue background.

We've joined Learna a microlearning app designed to transform how people learn, grow and engage at work. Our microlearning topics help people contribute to a better workplace for all, one micro-action at a time. Because editing systems, practices and behaviors changes the world of work.

Have you explored the Better Work Podcast yet? We have 10 episodes to help you shape a better workplace for all. Each episode digs into the very real experiences of a range of people navigating different workplaces. You'll hear their stories, tips and engage with things that might make you laugh, smile, cry or rage and ultimately act. Because we all have a role to play in shaping better workplaces. The latest episode is "How to create neuro-inclusive workplaces" Our guest this episode is the wonderful, Tim Smyth. Tim is a User Experience Researcher with expertise in technology, design, neuro-inclusion, and music. In this episode we discuss Tim’s recent experience of job hunting, being neurodivergent and all Tim’s insights on designing better experiences for all. You’ll get a glimpse into Tim’s magical way of simplifying complexity through his approach of meeting people where they are at and designing with, not for others. We love how Tim applies a unique combination of music, design, and technology skills with his own lived & living experiences to solve problems and create meaningful experiences to create a better society for all. What insight did you take from listening to one of the ten episodes? Link to podcast in comments. Image Description: Image is a pick and purple background with two circles, each containing a headshot. One is of Rose with white skin and dark hair and another is of Gems with white skin and blonde/grey hair. Text reads Better Work Podcast. Gemma Saunders 🌈 GAICD Rose McAlister

Have you explored the Better Work Podcast yet? We have 10 episodes to help you shape a better workplace for all. Each episode digs into the very real experiences of a range of people navigating different workplaces. You'll hear their stories, tips and engage with things that might make you laugh, smile, cry or rage and ultimately act. Because we all have a role to play in shaping better workplaces. The latest episode is "How to create neuro-inclusive workplaces" Our guest this episode is the wonderful, Tim Smyth. Tim is a User Experience Researcher with expertise in technology, design, neuro-inclusion, and music. In this episode we discuss Tim’s recent experience of job hunting, being neurodivergent and all Tim’s insights on designing better experiences for all. You’ll get a glimpse into Tim’s magical way of simplifying complexity through his approach of meeting people where they are at and designing with, not for others. We love how Tim applies a unique combination of music, design, and technology skills with his own lived & living experiences to solve problems and create meaningful experiences to create a better society for all. What insight did you take from listening to one of the ten episodes? Link to podcast in comments. Image Description: Image is a pick and purple background with two circles, each containing a headshot. One is of Rose with white skin and dark hair and another is of Gems with white skin and blonde/grey hair. Text reads Better Work Podcast. Gemma Saunders 🌈 GAICD Rose McAlister

Everyone can be a workplace editor if they are willing to do the work. To join our mission to edit workplaces so people don't have to edit themselves. To make small changes that create a big impact and shape inclusive experiences for more people. Where do you start? How about a free playbook with 22 workplace edits to pick from including ways to shift your mindset, policies, practices, language and environment! In this playbook, you'll have access to 22 Workplace Edits designed to make your workplace experience more inclusive and more equitable by design. Link in comments to get your copy. What edits have you made? Image description: blue tile with shapes in a variety of colours (pink, blue, yellow, purple) at the top and bottom borders. In the centre white text reads free playbook 22 workplace edits in a purple box.

Thanks to TGV | Transgender Victoria for having me along to their beautiful affirmation station on Monday. Whilst there, I saw a stash of sensory tools and fidgets. I was feeling really welcomed and safe by the team and didn't hesitate to grab one of the tools I use at home (pictured below). My main takeaways were; - People being their unique selves and welcoming me when I arrived has an instant ripple effect. - Having a range of sensory tools and fidgets in front of me signalled it was ok and beyond that, it was encouraged. - By reaching for this and using it during my facilitation, I was showing others it's ok to do it too. What adjustments or tools work for you? image of Gems smiling while holding a marble mesh sensory tool. art work in background by Aboriginal artists Wade Clark and BJ O'Toole.

Today is #EqualPayDay — the 50 days past the end of the financial year that women have to keep on working to earn the same, on average, as men. But…Equal Pay Day for whom exactly? Because the limited data we do have would suggest that Equal Pay Day is still a while away for First Nations women, women of colour, disabled women, queer, non-binary and gender diverse people, and those with other marginalised identities. Men aren't a homogenous group either. I'm interested in the pay gap for different groups of men too. Are you? Like any area of business and life, we need nuanced data to have targeted solutions. So this year (like many years before now), I'm joining the call for intersectional pay gap reporting in Australia. Will you join me? We know there are still too many people being left out of this conversation and left behind. And the reality is, without intersectional data, we don’t know by how far. What we do know is that there are other countries capturing this data, so there is a way. What we need now, in Australia, is the will. Join the call and co-sign the open letter now at the link in bio over at @ladiestalkmoney #OutOfSightOutOfPocket #IntersectionalPayGapsMatter #ItDoesntAddUp Image is of red text on a light yellow background stating: out of sight, out of pocket. this equal pay day, we are joining the call for intersectional pay gap data. An image in the centre is a cropped headshot of two people, back to back from the nose to the shoulders.

Embed the DEI into existing practices by making inclusive and equitable edits - research by Culture Amp shows it's an effective way to create change!

Thanks Well. One edit at a time, that's our jam!

Thanks to Queers in Property for letting me flex my moderating skills at their "Queer Empowered Workplaces Event". Huge thanks for their donation to TGV | Transgender Victoria as payment for my hosting prowess. As fabulous moderator, I said that “Policies are important, but put effort into your culture. Keep listening, learning, and meeting people where they are.” Hot Tips: Ensure executive sponsors for pride communicate regularly. Tailor strategies to different groups 🌟🏳️🌈 Link to the Review of the Speaker Series: Queer Empowered Workplaces | Queers in Property in comments. Image Description: 4 panelists on stools with Gems as moderator to the side on a stool. They are sat in front of a screen with a crowd of engaged audience members at the Core Projects office.